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The quality of these verses is so elegant. They are rich so as to qualify as eternal words, the Spirit of God coming to David to give him the wherewithall to articulate truth in a timeless manner. Consider Psalm 19 from the New King James Version (NKJV):

Psalm 19

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.
2 Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language
Where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line has gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.

In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
6 Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
And in keeping them there is great reward.

12 Who can understand his errors?
Cleanse me from secret faults.
13 Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins;
Let them not have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
And I shall be innocent of great transgression.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.

The progression of thought in this Psalm is instructive to the lover of God. You might quickly glance at the Psalm and think I'm mistaken, that this is not a statement of consecration. I accept the challenge you might have of my assertion, however gentle it might be. (Side note: gentleness is one of the truest manifestion of strength and Christlikeness among the varied manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Some think it bluster and/or a dominant personality and/or zeal for truth, yet the dominant personality we should admire is that of Jesus as we abide in Him and He lives His life in us)

As you read (and hopefully re-read) Psalm 19 we note together it begins with the poet awestruck with wonder:

The heavens declare the glory of God. The meaning of "glory" infers the splendor of God. His glory is comprehensive by noting how both day and night seamlessly are making statements of God's greatness. Day to day, night to night a proclamation is evident by what God has made.

I'll tie this off here in a moment by answering the question: how does the nature of day and night lead to the consecration of the Psalmist? My answer is that everything good begins with God. We find our "greatness" and our place in creation by seeing Him. We treasure ourselves accurately when we are silenced and awestruck by the realities of His Deity. We can only consecrate ourselves well when He is the apple of our eye, otherwise we are giving way to religious imaginings rather than being postured for revelation of His strength and beauty and majesty. Amen? Amen